Pew Research Center

FOR RELEASE JANUARY 4, 2007

The Complicated Politics of Free Trade

Unrestricted Trade Makes for Strange Political Bedfellows<br />by Scott Keeter and Richard Morin

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The Complicated Politics of Free Trade

Unrestricted Trade Makes for Strange Political Bedfellows<br />by Scott Keeter and Richard Morin

Crafting effective U.S. trade policies in an era of rapid economic globalization is tough. But the politics of free trade are even tougher — particularly for Democrats, according to a recent national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

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